As I read this, I could feel his dissatisfaction with the First Amendment and freedom of speech. Remember, Sunstein is the man who wrote the book “Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech,” in which he states that there is a need to “reformulate” First Amendment law. Hey, leave a nearly perfect 200-plus-year-old law alone.

I promise you, any “reformulation” will become a never-ending, always increasing “restriction” of free speech. And, amazingly, he is a proponent of “animal rights.”

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The questions about what they are now, despite their personal handicaps, are irrelevant. After all, both of them have been elected to public office.

We know what Greg Abbott has done at the state level. He has approved cutting the education budget by $5 billion when it became necessary to balance the budget. Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured residents in the nation. There are a lot more problems now that Texas needs to have resolved. The candidates need to identify their priorities and explain how they plan to accomplish them if elected as governor.

This commentary is stunning in its clarity. The author is a seeing-impaired person who sees so clearly that it is quite refreshing. He is a strong advocate for persons with disabilities as well as a reasonable voice in the troubled waters that is mass transit and urban planning in Bexar County.

I choose not to drive. I ride a bicycle and take the bus — both very efficient means of transportation. I would encourage the Metropolitan Planning Organization to incorporate many miles of bicycle lanes in any long-range plan it considers.

I oppose streetcars in San Antonio and would further encourage the MPO to read the commentary and abide by the advice Mr. Johnson gives on “... the creation of a safer, more pedestrian-friendly community.” Also, I might add, one without streetcars, with a focus on improving the bus service in this city.

Thank you, Mr. Johnson, for being a fine advocate for the city and for seeing so clearly what some others seemingly cannot.

You called for Greg Abbott to define his stand on streetcars. I was very surprised the Express-News would take a stand against the people of San Antonio. The VIA board and County Judge Nelson Wolff have been dishonest about the bonds we voted for. This city does not need a light rail and/or streetcars. What it needs is for VIA to cover every single bus stop from the elements.

The VIA board has already stated that this project will be millions of dollars more. I, for one, am tired of paying for budget overruns and things proposed but that do not work. We have a trolley car system to help our visitors in downtown San Antonio.

The headline might be true if it were not for the fact that VIA's streetcar project is purely political, too.

As noted, the attorney general was brought into the mix because there is no public support for the streetcar project and since the VIA board and county will not allow the decision to be decided in an election by the people. We citizens had no choice but to appeal to the AG for help. We citizens feel that the county and VIA are misusing the bond money for a project with no support, and we need help to make our voices heard.

All that needs to happen is to let the people's voice be heard and call an election, but it appears that the board will not allow that to happen and will, instead, push this down the throats of the public. Purely political? Of course, it's purely political, and politics should be decided in an election instead of by appointed boards from politicians spending our tax money. I suggest that a more convincing argument would be to allow a vote on the issue and take political posturing out of the decision altogether.

I came home the other day only to see a neighbor had just washed all four of his vehicles.

You could see the water that had pooled in the street.

How can San Antonio discuss any water future when people are still bent on washing their cars at home, or washing their cars, period.

Anne Turner

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Re: “Train dogs and kids,” Your Turn, Jan. 15:

I agree with Laura Curtis. Buddy the Dog may have been frightened by the child screaming in his face. Where was the parent? No parent should allow his or her child to do this. Buddy may have been defending himself. If the parent had asked the owner if the child could pet Buddy, it would have been a more proper approach.